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A Failure of Good Intentions: An Analysis of Juvenile Justice Reform in San Francisco during the 1990s

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  • Daniel Macallair
  • Mike Males

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This study examines the impact of juvenile justice on San Francisco's youth detention population during the 1990s. Because successful juvenile justice reform is measured by reductions in both detention populations and the disproportionate impact on minority youth, this study attempts to evaluate two closely related issues: (1) Did San Francisco juvenile justice reform lead to reductions in juvenile detention bookings? (2) Did San Francisco juvenile justice reform reduce disproportionate minority confinement? The results of the study demonstrated that in fact neither of these results occurred. The data clearly show that what happened instead was “net widening” whereby offenders previously excluded from the juvenile justice system were processed. This was especially the case for minority females, whose rate of detention increased more than any other group. Implications for social policies are discussed.

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  • Daniel Macallair & Mike Males, 2004. "A Failure of Good Intentions: An Analysis of Juvenile Justice Reform in San Francisco during the 1990s," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 21(1), pages 63-78, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:21:y:2004:i:1:p:63-78
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2004.00058.x
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    1. Gebo, Erika & Stracuzzi, Nena F. & Hurst, Valerie, 2006. "Juvenile justice reform and the courtroom workgroup: Issues of perception and workload," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 425-433.

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